Ken, I switched from TMG also, if I had it to do over again I would not try to clean up my files in TMG, it is much easier to clean them up in Legacy. Additionally, you don't know what errors or inconsistencies Legacy will find until after the import. Here are the basic steps I would follow.
1) Watch and become familiar with Geoff's video regarding the 12 step checklist. You can find it by clicking here http://www.legacyfamilytree.net/videos/beg7/LegacyForBeginners.html by the way, if you haven't purchased these Training CD's, they are well worth the extra cost for new users. I still find myself reaching for them on occasion to refresh something that I have forgotten. 2) Go through each of the Master Place Locations located in the Master Lists, and correct each one as necessary 3) Decide on the type of source you want to use Basic vs Source Writer and go through each source correcting and changing as necessary. 4) Run the Potential Problems report at Tools > Potential Problems and go over each one correcting or excluding as necessary. 5) Lastly, be sure to stay active on this Users Group, there are some very knowledgeable genealogists on this list, with vast amounts of experience from various parts of the world. Their experience and knowledge can shed light on many aspects of using Legacy that you want find in the manuals, help files, or tutorials. I hope this helps a little. I am sure there are others that can provide much more help in your transition to Legacy. Welcome to the Legacy, and good luck. Charles From: Shack [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, September 26, 2010 5:43 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] New user I just received my Legacy Deluxe Edition package in the mail this week and have found that it is SO much easier to use than my old software, The Master Genealogist. I do have one question although I don't think there will be an answer that I will like. When I imported the Gedcom file into Legacy many of the dates got transposed in the process. When I entered my data into the old program I was very new at genealogy and had entered my dates as MM DD YYYY. When they show up in Legacy they are turned around such as 01 05 1974 ( Jan 5, 1974) turns into 1 May 1974. I have about 6,500 entries in the file so it will be no small task editing each on by hand. Is there anyway to search for and fix such errors? Also what happens to dates such as 12 20 1946 (Dec 20, 1946) since there is no 20th month? Thanks, Ken Sturgill Marion VA Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
